Lasting machine



Sept. 12, 1944. L. G. MILLER ,3

I LASTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 4, 1942 4 Sheeis-Sheet I Fig.1.

Sept. 12, 1944. G. MILLER- LASTING MACHINE 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed NOV.4, 1942 P 1944. G. MILLER 2,357,841

LASTING MACHINE Filed Nov. 4, 1942 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 W QQL Sept. 12,1944.

L. i s. MILLER LASTING MACHINE 4 Shets-Sheet 4 Filed NOV. 4, 1942 MIDI146 Patented Sept. 12, 1944 LASTING MACHINE Lloyd G. Miller, Beverly,Mass., assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Flemington, N. J acorporation of New Jersey Application Novemben 4, 1942, Serial N 0.464,470

82 Claims.

This invention relates to lasting machines, and is herein illustrated asapplied to a machine of the same general character as disclosed inUnited States Letters Patent No. 2,075,852, granted on April 6, 1937, onan application of B. Jorgensens, but modified in certain respects asfurther disclosed in Letters Patent No. 2,339,504, granted on'January18, 1944, on an application of mine.

It is to be understood, however, that the inven-' with but little changein the structure of .such

machines. To these and other ends, the machine herein shown has, inaddition to toe wipers which wipe the margin of an upper inwardly overan insole on a last around the toe end of the last, side wipers whichare swung inwardly about axes extending heightwise of the last to wipethe margin of the upper over the insole at the sides of the forepartbeyond the toe wipers and toward which the toe wipers are movablelengthwise of the shoe, the construction shown being further such thatthe side wipers have components of movement lengthwise of the shoetoward the toe wipers during the greater portion of the wiping operationand are moved lengthwise of the shoe in the same direction as the toewipers near the end of that operation after the toe wipers have arrivedsubstantially in positions to engage them. In this manner the margin ofthe upper at the sides of the forepart is wiped inwardly in directionssuch as to obtain the best results, especially in operating on the ballportion of the shoe where the edges of the shoe bottom are inwardlycurved rearwardly of the ball line, and insurance is afforded also thatportions of the margin of the upper at the junction of the toe wipersand the side wipers will be smoothly wiped down on the insole. Asfurther herein illustrated, the side wipers are operated by memberswhich by turning movements about axes extending heightwise of the shoeserve as heretofore to close the toe wipers inwardly widthwise of theshoe, the side wipers being mounted on wiper carriers which arepivotally connected to these members and which have thereon cam facesengaged by appropriate means to determine the paths of movement of thecarriers and the wipers.

In a further aspect, the invention has especially in view such controlof the margin of an upper as to insure that it will be lasted tightlyover an insole without danger of adhering prematurely theretoin lastingwith cement, and also such control of the margin of the insole as toinsure that it will be properly positioned on the bottom of the lastwhen the margin of the. upper is lasted inwardly over it. For theaccomplishment of these and other objects the machine herein shown,which in common with prior machines of the same general type has apresser foot carrier movable to carry a presser foot into engagementwith the forepart of the insole and, to cause the presser foot to movethe shoe heightwise relatively to the toe-lasting means, isv providedwith members supported bythe presser foot carrier for controlling themargin of the insole adjacent to the side wipers and for pressing themargin of the upper against these wipers as they are moved inwardly overthe insole. As illustrated, these members are movable outwardly over theinsole toward its side edges in response to engagement of the insoletherewith, thus insuring that the margin of the upper will be spreadfrom over the insole, and are movable thereafter inwardly over theinsole bythe side wipers. To facilitate such movements of the members,they are pivotally supported'on arms relatively to which they are thusoutwardly movable and which move with them against the resistance ofsprings as the members are forced inwardly over the insole. In one formof construction disclosed outward return movements of the members whenthe wipers are retracted from over the shoe are prevented by latchmechanism controlling these arms, the arms being released by meansactuated by engagement with the insole of the next shoe. To insureagainst damaging or displacing the margin of the insole, especially ifthe bottom of the forepart of the last has a pronounced lateralcurvature, the construction shown is further such that the pressure ofthe above-mentioned members on the insole is relieved as they start tomove inwardly, means being provided for lifting them by the .action ofthe wipers as the latter are deflected heightwise of the last by theupper at the extreme edge of the insole. Through this means also, if theabove-mentioned latch mechanism is not used, the members are maintainedfar enough from the insole to avoid displacing the margin of the upperwhen they move outwardly: with the. wipers. Still another advantageouscharacteristic of the embodiment of the invention herein disclosed isthat the insole-engaging and upper-controlling members serve also toinsure that the shoe is psitioned in proper relation to the wipers withrespect to tipping movement about a longitudinal axis.

The above and other features of the invention, including various noveldetails of construction and combinations of parts, will now be moreparticularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings andthereafter pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, i

Fig. 1 is a view partly in front elevation and partly in section of theupper portion of a machine in which the invention is embodied, the partsbeing shown in the positions which they occupy shortly after thestarting of the power operation of the machine;

Fig. 2 shows mainly the insole and upper controlling mechanism as viewedin the direction of the arrow A inFig. 1, with the parts in the samepositions as in Fig. l v V Fig. 3 is a plan View showing the wipersandtheir operating mechanisms, portions of a cover plate over the wipersbeing broken away;

Fig. 4 is aview in' end elevation of the lefthand side wiper shown inFig. l and of parts associated therewith, the cover plate being shown insection; a

Fig. 5 is a section on' the line V--V of Fig. 3;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 3, but showing the parts in thepositions which they occupyat the end of the inward wiping movements ofthe wipers;. x

Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are views similar to Fig. 2, but

8 showing the parts in different positions which they assume in thecourse of the lasting operation; 7 V

Fig. 10 is a view in front elevation of an alternatlve constructionwhereby the insole and upper controllingmembers are controlled somewhatdiiferently than in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2; a 7

'"Fig. 11 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the alternativeconstruction and also showing the parts as they appear slightly earlierin the'operation of the machine than in Fig. 2;

Fig. 12 is a section on the line XIIXII of Fig.11; and r l Fig. 13 isaview similar to Fig. '7, showing the alternative construction andshowing the parts as they appear at the same time in the operation ofthe machine as in Fig. 7,

In ;view of the disclosures in the previously mentioned Letters Patent,only such parts of the machine as it is necessary to refer to for anunderstanding of the invention will be herein described. The shoe andits last are supported in position for the lasting operation on a toerest 2 and on a heel-end support 4 which includes a last pin 6 arrangedto enter the usual spindle hole in the heel end of the last. For lastingthe toe end of the shoe the machine is provided with means including agripper 8 which grips the marginof the upper around the. toe end of thelast and pulls the upper heightwise of the last in response to downwardmovement of the shoe and last, the gripper being closed on the upper bythe operator'prior to the starting of the power operation of themachine. In response to such downward movement of the shoe and last theupper is also wiped heightwise of the last around the toeend and alongportions of the sides of the forepart beyond the toe end by a flexibletoe former I0. Thereafter the margin of the toe end of the upper iswiped inwardly over an insole on the last into position to be secured tothe insole by cement by means of toe wipers I2, the grip-' per 8 beingopened automatically to release the upper. The downward movement of theshoe is eifected by an insole-engaging presser foot I4 carried by an arml6 which is swung forwardly by the operator to bring the presser foot toa position over the forepart of the insole and is then moved downwardlyin the power operation of the machine. a bracket 18 adjustable by ascrew 28 relatively to the arm IS in directions heightwise of the shoeto vary the limit of downward movement of the shoe. Also carried by thearm [6 is a member 22 which engages the toe end of the insole and isforced upwardly away from the insole by pressure of the margin of theupper against it as the upper is wiped inwardly by the toe wipers I2.

As the shoe is moved downwardly by the presser foot [4 the toe rest. !2moves with it against the resistance of a spring 24, and in response, tothe downward movement of the toe rest downward movement of equal extentis imparted also to the heel-end support 4 against the resistance of aspring 26, as more particularly disclosed in Letters Patent No.2,339,504. As also therein dis- 7 closed, the heel-end support 4 isprovided with a heel rest 28 which is swung lengthwise of the shoe fromthe initial idle position in which it is shown in Fig. 1 into engagementwith the heelend face of the shoe by pressure of the top face of theheel end of the last on one arm of a lever 38 supporting the heel rest,this movement of the heel rest taking place in response to pressure onthe bottom of the forepart of the shoe prior to the downward'movement ofthe shoe as a whole, asmore particularly hereinafter explained.

The wipers 12 are operated by mechanism constructed substantially asdisclosed in the previously mentioned Letters Patent No. 2,075,852, but

they do not extend so far lengthwise of the shoe as heretofore and areaccordingly limited substantially to engagement with the toe-end portionof the upper. They are advanced bodily lengthwise of the shoe by a wipercarrier 32 on which they are supported, the carrier being movable alongguideways on a toe head 34 and being operated by a gear sector 35 faston a rockshaft 38 and engaging teeth on the lower face of the carrier.For swinging or closing the'wip'ers laterally of the shoe about a commonaxis at the end of the toe there are provided, as further disclosedin'the last-mentioned Letters Patent, rack bars 48 operated by therockshaft 38 and connected by screws 42 to slides 44 mounted inguideways in the toe head 34. Each slide 44 is connected by a link .46to a member 48 mounted to turn about an eccentric 58 positioned on astud 52 on the toe head. Each member 48 is connected to the wiper l2associated therewith by a link 54 mounted at one end on a stud 56 on themember 48 and at its other end on a stud 58 on the wiper. It will thusbe seen that as the wipersare advanced lengthwise of the shoe by thewiper carrier 32 they are closed inward laterally of the shoe by turningmovements of the members 48 about the eccentrics 58, the members 48being thus turned by the movements of the slides 44 and acting on thewipers through the links 54. In the earlier construction shown inLetters Patent No. 2,075,852 the eccentrics corresponding to thoseherein designated as 58 were turned to vary the starting positions ofthe wipers in response to lateral shifting movement of the toe Thepresser foot [4 is supported on former II) to different positionsdetermined respectively by right and left shoes as the latter were moveddownward relatively to the toe former, after which the eccentrics werelocked to prevent them from being displaced during the wiping movementsof the wipers. In the machine herein shown, however, the necessity forthus adjusting the wipers for right and left shoes does not arise byreason of the fact that provision is afforded in the construction of theheel-end support 4, as more fully disclosed in Letters Patent No.2,339,504, for bodily displacement of the heel ends of right and leftshoes, along with the last pin 6, to different laterally ofisetpositions respectively, so that the longitudinal median line of theforepart of each shoe is in substantially the same relation to the toewipers whether the shoe be a right shoe or a left shoe. Accordingly,each eccentric 58 is locked permanently against turning movement aboutthe stud 52 by a pin 60 mounted on the toe head and located in a slotformed in an extension 62 of the ec centric. The wipers I2 are, asheretofore, maintained in a heated condition to render them moreefiective in wiping the upper smoothly over the insole, the heatingmeans in the construction shown comprising an electrical heating unit 64embedded in a cover plate 66 fast on the toe head 34 over the wipers,heat being conducted from the cover plate to the wipers partly through 1the links 54 which are movable in contact with the cover plate and areenlarged lengthwise" of the shoe to provide extended surfaces thusengaged by the cover plate.

For purposes of this invention, the machine shown is further providedwith side wipers, identified generally by the reference character 68,arranged to wipe the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole intoposition to be secured thereto by cement along the opposite sides of theshoe from the toe-end portion heelwardly as far as the beginning of theshank portion of the shoe, so that if the shoe has already been lastedalong its shank portion, as will be the usual condition when a shoe ispresented to the machine, no further side lasting will be required afterthe shoe leaves the machine. Each side wiper 88 includes a wiper plate10 a portion only of which, located next to the toe portion of the shoe,is arranged to engage the upper, and another wiper plate IZ extendingheelwardly from the upper-engaging portion of the plate 10, the plate 12being resiliently flexible in directions heightwise of the shoe andsecured at one end to the plate 10 in a recess in the latter by means ofrivets 14 (Fig. 3). The top face of the opposite end portion of theplate 12 is engaged by two screws f8 which are threaded in the plate 10for adjusting the plate I2 to conform better to the contour of thebottom of the ball portion of the shoe. The plate 10 is secured byscrews I8 to a wiper holder 80 which is fast on a pin 82 (Fig. 4)extending lengthwise of the shoe and mounted for turning movements in ablock 84 secured by screws 86 to one end of a wiper carrier 88. Thewiper 68, including the plates 1!! and 12, is, therefore, mounted'toswing with the holder 88 in directions heightwise of the shoe about theaxis of the pin 82 between limits determined respectively by engagementof a shoulder 90 (Fig. 4) on the wiper holder with the wiper carrier 88and by engagement of the holder with a screw 92 threaded in the block84. A plunger 94 mounted in the block 84 and controlled by a spring 96tends by engagement with the plate 10 to swing the wiper holder 80downwardly, and against the resistance of this spring the wiper 68 andthe holder are arranged to be deflected upwardly by engagement of theupper with the wiper at the edge of the insole as the wiper begins itswiping action on the upper, the upper-engaging faces of the innermarginal portions of the plates I0 and I2 being upwardly inclined torender the upper thus effective thereon, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and4.

Each of the side wiper carriers 88 is supported underneath on the toehead 34 and is pivotally connected by a pin 98, at the end thereofremote from the side wiper 88, to the member 48 previously referred toas movable about the eccentric 50 for closing the corresponding toewiper I 2. The turning movement of the member 48 accordingly serves alsoto operate the side wiper carrier 88 and thus to impart operativemovement to the side wiper 88, the carrier being bodily movable by forceapplied thereto by the member 48 and directed generally lengthwise ofthe shoe. The wiper carrier 88 is provided with a cam face I80 arrangedto be engaged by a roll I02 mounted on a stud I04 which is fast on thecover plate 66 to determine the path of movement of the carrier and theside wiper and to cause the wiper to be moved inwardly widthwise of theshoe. The operative inward movement of each side wiper is effectedagainst the resistance of a spring I86 connected at one end to the toehead 34 and at the other end to a screw I88 in the block 84. It will beevident that the spring tends to swing the wiper carrier outwardlywidthwise of the shoe and holds it at all times against the roll I02. Inits inward movement the wiper swings with the wiper carrier about thepin 98 located opposite the side of the toe with a component of movementlengthwise of the shoe toward the toe end thereof, as indicateddiagrammatically in Fig. 3 by broken lines indicating differentsuccessive positions of one end of the wiper plate 18. It will be notedthat initially the toe wipers I2 are spaced substantial distanceslengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers 68, and the movements of thetoe wipers lengthwise of the shoe as they are advanced and closedinwardly over the shoe bottom cause them to meet the side wipers nearthe end of the wiping operation, the nds of the toe wipers beingconvexly curved at Ill! and the side wiper plates 18 beingcomplementally curved at H2 to fit the curves III! when the toe wipersand the side wipers meet. The contours of the cam faces I80 on the sidewiper carriers 88 are further such that just before the end of theoperative movements of the several wipers the side wipers havecomponents of movement in a heelward direction with the toe wipers, asalso illustrated diagrammatically in Fig. '3, which insures that theportions of the margin of the upper at the junction of the toe wipersand the side wipers will be smoothly wiped down on the insole. The sidewipers as well as the toe Wipers are maintained in a heated condition bythe cover plate 66 with which the blocks 84 are substantially n contact,heat bein conducted to the side wipers partly through these blocks andthe wine! holders 80. Heat also is conducted to the side wipers throughthe links 54 which are received in recesses I I4 in the wiper plates I8as the wipers are operated.

Associated respectively with the different si e wipers 68 are devicesIlfi (Fig. 2) having the function of what are commonly known in the art.as retarders and which maybe so termed, these devices being arranged toclamp or press the marginal portion of the upper against the edges ofthe' wipers as. the latter are moved inwardly over the insole to renderthe wipers more effective to wipe the upper tightly and smoothly overthe inmovable arm I6 and on which the presser foot I4 also is supported.For thus supporting the retarders a rod H8 extends lengthwise of theshoe from the bracket I8, and mounted on this rod for swinging movementslaterally of the shoe are two downwardly extending arms I20, one foreach of the retarders. Torsion springs I22 (Fig. 1') connectedrespectively to the two arms [20 tend to swing them outwardly and holdthem initially in positions determined by a rod I24 extending fromthe'bracketIB through slots I26 in the arms and engaged by stop screwsI28 threaded in the arms. Pivotally mounted by means of pins I30 invertical slots in the lower ends of the arms I20 are levers I32 whichdirectly support the retarders II6, each retarder comprising aninsoleengaging and upper-clamping member I34 fastened by a screw I36 toa downwardly extending arm of the lever-I32 and so formed as to extend asubstantial distance lengthwise of the shoe along the ball portionthereof. Thev relation of each member I34 to the axis of its supportinglever I32 is such that the member may swing relatively to the arm I20 indirections widthwise of the shoe with components of movement alsoheightwise of the shoe. Mounted in a socket in each arm I20 is a lightspring I 38 bearing at its lower end on a plunger I40 which engages thelever I32 mounted on that arm and tends to swing .the lever in onedirection relatively to the arm,

the limit of such swinging movement of the lever being adjustablydetermined by engagement with the arm of a screw I42 threaded in anupwardly extending portion of the lever. By the springs I38, therefore,the members I34 are normally held in retracted positions at a distancefrom each other considerably less than the width of the f orepart of theinsole of the shoe over which they are to operate, and in;response toengagement of the insole with these members upon downward movement ofthe arm I6 they are swung outwardly against the resistance of thesprings I38 into positions to clamp the marginal portion of the upperagainst the wipers first substantially at the edge .of the insole whenthe wipers are their levers I 32 are maintained by the springs I22 intheir outer positions determined by the pin I24 and the screws I 28, andby adjusting these screws the positions to which the members I34 aremoved may be varied as required by shoes of Y different widths.

As the wipers 68 are moved inwardly over the insole they force themembers I34 also inwardly by pressure against them, the

margin of the upper being withdrawn from between these members and thewipers as the wiping operation progresses. In this operation, however,the members I34 are not swun inwardly about the axes of the pins I 30,but about the axis of the rod II8 which is located considerably fartherfrom the insole than the pins I30, each member I34 and its supportingarm I20 being moved as a unit about this axis against the resistance ofthe spring I22 which controls that arm. To bring this about each memberI34 has integral therewith an arm I44 arranged to extend outwardly overthe corresponding wiper 68 and the wiper holder 80 associated therewithand provided with a screw I46 the lower end of which is arranged to beengaged by the top face of a block I48 formed integral with the wiperholder. It will be evident that by reason of the engagement of thisblock with the screw the member I34 and the lever I32 on which it imounted are prevented from swinging in an inward direction over theinsole about the axis of the corresponding pin I30, and accordingly thepressure of the wiper against the member I34 causes the correspondingarm I20 to swing against the resistance of its controlling spring I22.It is through the force of this spring, therefore, that the upper ispressed against the wiper by the member I34.

When the retarder members I34 are moved inwardly over the insole asabove described, it is desirable, in order to avoid any possibility ofdamage to the insole or of displacement of its margin if it is'a thininsole, to relieve the pressure of the members on the insole, especiallyif the bottom of the forepart of the last has a pronounced lateralcurvature. In the construction herein shown this object is accomplishedby action of the blocks I48 on the screws I46. As hereinabove explained,the. wipers 68, as they begin to act on the upper, are deflectedupwardly by the engagement of the upper therewith at the edge of theinsole, both the wipers and their holders 80 swinging upwardly about theaxes of.

the pins 82. 'Such upward movement of the wipers causes the blocks I48on the wiper holders, by their engagement with the screws I46, to movethe members I34 also upwardly (Fig. 8). The amount of movement thusimparted to the members I34 may be varied by adjustment of the screwsI46. Preferably, as herein illustrated, the amount of movement of themembers is such as to disengage them from the insole, since theirholddown function is no longer needed after the I wipers have begun topress the upper against the insole. It will be understood that suchlifting of the members I34 is permitted by the pivotal connectionsbetween their supporting levers I32 and the arms I20 and the provisionfor yieldingi movements of these arms against the resistance of thesprings I22. After the members I34 have thus been lifted they are stillmaintained in positions to clamp the marginal portion of the upperagainst the wipers until the upper is withdrawn from between them andthe wipers near the end of the overwiping operation.

Machines such'as that to which the invention is herein illustrated asapplied have beenprovided heretofore with a device carried bythe arm I6for engaging the bottom of the forepart of the shoe at its oppositesides and for tipping the shoe laterally to position it in properrelation to the toe wipers if it is not already in that relation. Such adevice is that identified by the reference character 382 in thepreviously mentioned Letters Patent No. 2,075,852. In the constructionherein shown the same function is performed by the retarder members I34in addition to their other functions. That is, by the pressure of thesetwo members on the insole under the influence of the springs I38, theproper position of the shoe with respect to movement about an axisextending lengthwise thereof is determined, the shoe, if necessary,being tipped laterally by one or the other of these members until theyboth press with substantially equal forces on the insole. It will beunderstood that as this operation takes place the presser foot I4 isstill somewhat above the insole, the presser foot arriving ininsole-engaging position just as the members I34 in their outwardmovements arrive in proper positions for thereafter clamping themarginal portion of the upper against the side wipers. The members I34,by their pressure on the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, also assistin tipping the shoe about the toe rest 2 in such manner as to force theheel end of the last downwardly on the last pin 6 and thus to apply theheel rest 28 to the shoe through the pressure of the last on the lever30.

in the manner more fully disclosed in the previously mentioned LettersPatent No. 2,339,504, additional pressure for this purpose being appliedto the forepart. of the shoe by the presser foot I4 immediately prior tothe bodily downward movement of the shoe effected by the presser foot.

The manner of operation of the machine con structed as thus fardescribed, in so far as it is of interest with reference to the presentinvention, will now be briefly summarized. The operator presents a shoeto the machine in the same manner as heretofore, inserting the margin ofthe toe end of the upper inthe toe gripper 8 and then closing thisgripper on the upper by the means provided for that purpose. When theshoe is thus presented the heel end of the last rests on one arm of thelever 30 with the upper end only of the last pin 6 extending looselyinto the spindle hole in the last, as shown in Fig. l. The operator thenswings the arm I6 forwardly toward him to carry the presser foot I4, themember 22 and the retarder members I34 to positions direction or theother until the pressures of the two members on the insole aresubstantially equalized. The members I34 and. the presser foot I4, bytheir pressure on the bottom of the forepart of the shoe, also cooperateto tip the shoe about the toe rest 2 in the direction to force its heelend downwardly and thus to cause the heel rest 28 to be applied to theheel-end face of the shoe by the action of the last on the lever 35).Thereafter further downward movement of the arm l6 serves to impartbodily downward movement to the shoe, together with the toe rest 2 andthe heel-end support 4, causing the toe end of the upper to be pulled bythe gripper 8 and r rendering the toe former IIl effective to Wipe theupper heightwis of the last.

After the downward movement of the shoe the toe and side wipers areoperated in the manner hereinbefore described to wipe the margin of theupper inwardly over the insole into position to adhere to the insolearound the toe end and along thesides of the forepart as far rearwardlyas the beginning of the shank portion of the shoe. In this operation thetoe wipers I2, which are initially spaced substantial distanceslengthwise of I th shoe from the side wipers 68 as illustrated in overthe bottom of the forepart of the shoe, a nd as a result of suchmovement of the arm I6 the machine is started in operation asheretofore. Immediately after the starting of the machine downwardmovement is imparted to the arm I6,

and the retarder members I34 are carried by the arm into positions toengage the bottom of the forepart of the insole as illustrated in Figs.1 and 2, these figures showing the parts as they appear just as thesemembers arrive ininsoleengaging positions. Further downward movement ofthe arm I6 causes the members I34 to be moved outwardly over the insoletoward the opposite side wipers 68 in response to the pressure of theinsole thereon, until these members are in such positions as to pressthe marginal portion of the upper against the side wipers substantiallyover the opposite side edges of the insole when the wipers arethereafter moved inwardly. In thus moving outwardly over the insole themembers I34 and the levers I32 on which they are mounted swingrelatively to the arms I20 about the aXes of the respective pins I30against the resistance of the springs I38, these movements terminatingupon engagement of the presser foot I4 with the insole. As the membersthus engage the insole and receive their outward movements they serve toposition the shoe in proper relation to the-wipers, if it is not alreadyin that relation, by tipping it laterally in one Fig. 3, are advancedand closed inwardly over the shoe lengthwise and laterally thereof, andthe side wipers are swung inwardly with components of movementlengthwise of the shoe toward the, toe wipers, as indicateddiagrammatically in Fig. 3. Just before the end of the inward Wipingmovements of the several wipers the toe wipers and the side wipers meet,the convex edges lid of the toe wipers engaging the concave edges II2 ofthe side wiper plates I6, and thereafter, as the toe wipers completetheir advancing and closing movements, the side wipers move with them ashort distance lengthwise of the shoe, thus insuring that the upper atthe junction of the toe wipers and side wipers will be smoothly wipeddown on the insole. The positions of the several wipers at the end oftheir wiping movements are illustrated in Fig. 6. I

When the wipers are operated as above described, the member 22 serves asheretofore as a holddown for the toe-end portion of the insole and as aretarder for clamping the margin of the toe end of the upper against thewipers I2 until the margin of the upper iswiped inwardly under it by thewipers, and the members I34 serve first as holddowns for the Oppositeside margins of the insole and thereafter as retarders to controlportions of the upper wiped inwardly by the side wipers. It will [beevident that when the members I34 are moved outwardly over the insole asabove described the screws I46 are swung to suchppositions as to receiveunder them the blocks I48 formed on the wiper holders 86 when the sidewipers are moved inwardly toward the edge of the insole. When thesewipers first engage the upper the lower faces of their plates Iiiv and12 are positioned somewhat lower than the bottom face of the insole, asillustratedin Fig. 7, or at all events in such relationto the shoe as torequire the wipers to be deflected somewhat upwardly by the contact ofthe upper with their inner inclined edge portionsin order to permit themto wipe the upper inwardly over the bottom face of the insole. Suchupward deflection of the wipers is accompanied by upward swingingmovements of the wiper holders 8!!- about the axes of the pins 82against the resistance of the springs 96, and by reason-of theengagement of the blocks I48 with the screws I 46-the retarder 6 Vassign members I34 are at the same time lifted to .relieve theirpressure on the insole and preferably to space them somewhat above theinsole, as illus trated in Fig. 8. This serves to'avoid any danger ofdamage to the insole or of displacement of its marginal portions by themembers 134 as the wipers are moved farther inwardly. and force thesemembers inwardly with them. It will be evident that while the membersI34 may thus be lifted far enough to space them from the insole, theyare still maintained in positions to clamp the marginal portion of theupper against the side wipers and to control it until it is withdrawnfrom between them and the wipers. As the members I34 are forced inwardlyover the insole by the wipers, they are prevented from swinging inwardlyabout the axes of the pins I30 by the contact of the blocks I48 with thescrews I46, and accordingly the arms I20, which support the levers I32,are forced to swing about the rod H8 against the resistance of theircontrolling springs I22, as shown in Fig. 9.

In a machine such as that to which the inven gcther as it. 11 when thearm l6 islifted. -In the dperation of the machine on the next shoe thelatch I52 is swung upwardly to release the arms I20 upon'downwardmovement of the arm I6. For this purpose there is mounted for verticalmovements in the bracket I8 a slide I58 extending downwardly from whichis a pin I60 arranged to engage the insole. A spring I62 mounted in abore in the slide and engaging the bracket I8 at its upper end tends tomove the slide downwardly and holds, it initially in a positiondetermined by its engagement with a screw I64 in the bracket, this screwextion is herein shown as applied the arm I6 receives a slight upwardmovement to permit the shoe to be pressed more forcibly against thewipers by the toe rest 2 after the wipers have completed their wipingmovements, and the 'machine then comes to a stop with the heated wipersinpressure-applying engagement with the upper to allow more time for thecement to set. After a few seconds the machine is again startedautomatically, whereupon the arm I6 is moved downwardly enough torelieve somewhat the pressure of the wipers on the shoe and'the wipersare then retracted from over the shoe bottom. As the side wipers arethus retracted, the arms I20 are swung reversely toward their startingpositions by the springs 12-2. Ordinarily. the

retarder members I34 continue at this time to be controlled by theengagement of the blocks I48 with the screws I46,-sothat they areprevented from being swung downwardly by the springs I38 and are heldfar enough above the insole to clear satisfactorily the overwiped marginof the upper while moving outwardly with the side wipers. In order,however, to afford still greater insurance against displacement of themargin of the upper by the members I34 under any conditions, theconstruction shown in Figs. to 13 inclusive may be utilized. In thisconstruction there is pivotally mounted by means of a pin I50 on the hubof one of the arms I a latch I52 arranged to engage a pin I54 on the hubof the other arm I20 to retain these arms in the positions to which theyare moved by the pressure of the side wipers on the retarder members I34and thus to prevent these members from being moved outwardly toward theedge of the insole when the wipers are retracted. A springpressedplunger I56 mounted in that arm I20 which carries the latch I52 acts ona tail portion of the latch to swing the latch automatically intoholding relation to the pin I54 when the wipers arrive substantially atthe limits of their inward wiping movements. At this time the retardermembers are in the same relative positions as illustrated in Fig. 9 withreference to the previously described construction, andit will beunderstood that as the wipers are retracted the blocks I48 move out fromunder the screws I46, thus permitting the members I34 to be swung stillfarther inwardly toward each other by the action of the springs I38 onthe levers I32, the

members finally assuming positions as near totending into a slot I66(Fig. 11) in the slide. Fastened to the slide I58 by a bolt I68 (Fig,12)

block, in which position the shoulder I18 of the pawl is under the endof the latch I52 as shown in Fig. 11. By the downward movement of thearm I6 the pin I is carried into engagement with the insole, as alsoshown in Fig. 11, and upon further downward movement of the arm the pinand the slide I58 remain stationary as. the bracket I8 is carriedfarther downwardly. This causes the shoulder I18 of the pawl I16 toengage and lift the latch I52, thus releasing the arms I20 which areswung outwardly by their springs I22 as far as permitted by the rod I24and the screws I28, thus carrying the retarder members I34 outwardlytoward the edge of they insole. In response'to engagement of theinsolewith these members they are also swung farther outwardly with theirsupporting levers I32 relatively to the arms I20 until they are properlypositioned adjacent to the edge of the insole to clamp the upper againstthe wipers when the wipers receive their operative movements. After thelatch I52 has been lifted by the pawl I16, an inclined face l84 on theupper end of the pawl is engaged by a pin I86 mounted in a lug I88 onthe bracket I8 to swing the pawl about the pin I14 and thus to cause itto release the latch I52. The latch is then returned by the springplunger I56 to a position where it rests on top of the pin I54, as shownin Fig. 13, ready to be moved fartherdownwardly into position to holdthe pin when the arms I20 are swung inwardly by the operative movementsof the side wipers. The block I12 which supports the pawl I16 isvertically adjustable relatively to the slide I58 to vary the time inthe downward movement of the arm I6'when the latch I52 is lifted torelease the arms I20, a slot I (Fig. 13) being: provided in a downwardlyextending flange on the block to receive the bolt I68- and permit suchadjustment of th block. In the use of the construction shown in Figs. 10to 13 inclusive the screws I28 which cooperate with the rod I24 todetermine the positions to which the arms I20 are swung by their springsI22 are preferably adjusted to permit less swinging movements of thearms than in the use of the construction shown in the other figures, asillustrated in Fig. 13, and accordingly the retardermembers I34 andtheir supporting levers I32 must be swung farther relatively to the armsI20 in response to engagement of the insole with these members to causethemembers to assume the proper positions near the edge of the insole,the rela tion between the members 134 and the presser foot I4 being suchas to permit this. It will be understood that, except as noted, themanner of operation of the alternatiVe retarder mechanism shown in Figs.10 to 13 inclusive is the same as that of the mechanism shown in theother figures. The arms I20 of the alternative mechanism are to allintents and purposes the same as the corresponding arms of the othermechanism, although somewhat diiierently designed, as are also someother parts of the alternative mechanism.

Having described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a lasting machine, end wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, side wipersfor wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole at the sidesof the shoe beyond the end wipers, the end wipers being spaced initiallylengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, and means for swinging allsaid wipers at substantially the same time inwardly over the shoe bottomabout axes extending heightwise of the shoe and located about theportion of the shoe on which the end wipers operate and for also movingthe end wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe toward the side wipers.

2 In a lasting machine, end wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, side wipersfor wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole at the sidesof the shoe beyond the end wipers, the end wipers being spaced initiallylengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means for swinging the sidewipers inwardly over the shoe bottom about difierent axes extendingheightwise of the shoe and spaced apart laterally of the shoe inlocations opposite the sides of the portion of the shoe on which the endwipers operate, and means for swinging the end wipers inwardly about acommon axis at the end of the shoe at substantially the same time as theside wipers and for also advancing them bodily lengthwise of the shoesubstantially into engagement with the side wipers over the shoe bottom.

3. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means formoving the side wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom with components ofmovement lengthwise of the shoe toward the toe wipers, and means formoving the toe wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe at substantiallythe same time as the side wipers and for advancing them lengthwise ofthe shoe substantially into engagement with the side wipers.

4. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the-forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means forswinging the side wipers inwardly: over the shoe bottom about axessolocated as to cause them to have components of movement. lengthwise oftheshoe toward the on a last around the toe end of thelast, sidewipersfor wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole at thesides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers being spacedinitially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, and means formoving all said wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom widthwise of theshoe while advancing the toe wipers lengthwise of the shoe toward theside wipers into substantially contiguous relation thereto and for alsomoving the side wipers lengthwise of the shoe in the same direction asthe toe wipers near the end of the wiping operation.

6. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means forswinging the toe wipers inward- 1y over the shoe bottom and foradvancing them bodily lengthwise of the shoe to meet the side wipers,and means for swinging the side wipers inwardly about axes extendingheightwise of the shoe at substantially the same time as the toe wipersand for further moving them lengthwise of the shoe with the toe wipersafter they are met by the toe wipers near the end of the wipingoperation.

'7. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for Wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means formoving the toe wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom widthwise of theshoe and for advancing them lengthwise of the shoe toward the sidewipers, and means for moving the side wipers inwardly over the shoebottom with components of movement lengthwise of the shoe toward the toewipers during a portion of the wiping operation and with components ofmovement in the opposite direction lengthwise of the shoe with the toewipers near the end of the wiping operation.

8. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means forswinging the toe wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom and for advancingthem bodily lengthwise of the shoe to meet the side wipers, and meansfor moving the side wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom with componentsof movement lengthwise of the shoe toward the toe wipers and forthereafter moving them bodily lengthwise of the shoe with the toe wipersafter they are met by the toe wipers near the end of the wipingoperation.

9. In a lasting machine, end wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around an end of the last, side wipersfor wiping the margin of the upper'inwardly over the insole at the sidesof the shoe beyond the end wipers, members associated respectively withthe different end wipers and mounted for turning movements aboutdifferent axes extending heightwise of the shoe to close the end wipersinwardly widthwise of the shoe, wiper carriers supporting the sidewipers and movable relatively different end wipers and mounted forturning movements about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to closethe end wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, wiper carriers supportingthe side wipers and movable bodily by the turning of said members tooperate the side wipers, the forces applied bythe members to said wipercarriers being directed generally lengthwise of the shoe, and

means for guiding the wiper carriers to cause the side wipers to bemoved inwardly widthwise of the shoe by the movements of the carriers.

11. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, members associatedrespectively with the different toe wipers and mounted for turningmovements about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to close the toewipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, wiper carriers supporting theside wipers and movable bodily by the turning of said members to'operate the side wipers, the wiper carriers being pivotally connected tosaid members for swinging movements laterally of the shoe combined withtheir bodily movements, and means for thus swinging the carriers inresponse to the'forces applied thereto by said members.

12. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, members associatedrespectively with the different we wipers and mounted for turningmovements about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to close the toewipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, wiper carriers supporting theside wipers and movable relatively to the toe wipers by the turning ofsaid members, said wiper carriers having cam faces thereon, and meansfor engaging said cam faces to determine the paths of movement of theside wipers.

13. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insoleon a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly'over theinsole at thesides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, members associatedrespectively with the different toe wipers and mounted for turningmovements about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to close the toewipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, wiper carriers supporting theside wipers and movable bodily by the turning of said members to operatethe side wipers, the forces applied to the carriers by said membersbeing directed generally lengthwise of the shoe and the carriers beingconnected to said members for swinging movements laterally of the shoecombined withtheir bodily movements, and guiding means for thus swingingsaid wiper carriers to cause the side wipers to be moved inwardlywidthwise of the shoe.

14. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly'over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, members associatedrespectively with the different toe wipers and mounted for turningmovements about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to close the toewipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, links pivotally connected to saidmembers and to the toe wipers for thus closing the toe wipers by saidmembers, and wiper carriers supporting the side wipers and pivotallyconnected to said members for operating the side wipers also by theturning of said members.

15. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wipng the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, members associatedrespectively with th different toe wipers and mounted for turningmovements about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to close the toewlpers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, links pivotally connected to saidmembers and to the toe wipers for thus closing the toe wipers by saidmembers, wiper carriers supporting the side wipers and movable bodily bythe turning of sa1d members to operate the side wipers, said wipercarriers being pivotally connected to said members .for swingingmovements laterally of the shoe combined with their bodily movements andhaving cam faces thereon, and means for engaging said cam faces thus toswing the wiper carriers.

16. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wipng the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe'end of the last,

side wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insoleat the sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers,'the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means foradvancing the toe wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe toward the sidewipers, members associated respectively with the difierent toe wipersand mounted for turnmg movements about axes extending heightwise or thshoe to close the toe wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, and meansfor operat lone? the side wipers by the turning of said mems. 17. In alasting machine, toe wipers for wipng the margin of an upper inwardlyover an insole on a last around the toe end of the last side wipers forwiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole at the sides ofthe forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers being spacedinitially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means foradvancing the toe wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe toward the sidewipers, members associated respectively with the different toe wipersand mounted for turning movements about axes extending height- I wise ofthe shoe to close the toe wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, wipercarriers supporting the side wipers and movable by the turning of saidmembers to operate the side wipers, and means for guiding said wipercarriers to deter,

mine the paths of movement of the side wipers.

18. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means foradvancing the toe wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe toward the sidewipers, members associated respectively with the different toe wipersand mounted for turning movements about axes extending heightwise of theshoe to close the toe wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, wipercarriers supporting the side wipers and movable bodily by the turning ofsaid members to operate the side wipers, the wiper carriers beingpivotally connected to said members for swinging movements laterally ofthe shoe combined with their bodily movements, and means for thusswinging the carriers in response to the forces applied thereto by saidmembers.

19. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, members associatedrespectively with the different toe wipers and mounted for turningmovements about axes extending heightwise of the shoe to close the toewipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, and means for moving the sidewipers inwardly over the shoe bottom widthwise of the shoe withcomponents of movement lengthwise of the shoe toward the toe end thereofby the turning of said members.

20. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for Wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers'beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means formoving thetoe wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe toward the sidewipers, members associated respectively with the difierent toe wipersand mounted for turning movements about axes extending heightwise of theshoe to close the toe wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, and meansfor moving the side wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom widthwise ofthe shoe with components of movement lengthwise of the shoe toward thetoe wipers by the turning of said members.

21. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means formoving the toe wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe toward the sidewipers, members associated respectively with the difierent toe wipersand mounted for turning movements about axes extending heightwise of theshoe to close the toe wipers inwardl widthwise of the shoe, and meansfor moving the side wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom widthwise ofthe shoe and for further moving them lengthwise of the shoe in the samedirection as the toe wipers near the end of the wiping operation by theturning of said members.

22. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means formoving the toe wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe toward the sidewipers, members associated respectively with the different toe wipersand mounted for turning movements about axes extending heightwise of theshoe to close the toe Wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, wipercarriers supporting the side wipers and movable by the turning of saidmembers to operate the side wipers, and means for guiding said Wipercarriers to cause the side wipers to be moved inwardly over the shoe.bottom with components of movement lengthwise of the shoe toward the toewipers. v

23. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly'over an insole on a last around the toe end of, the last,

side wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insoleat the sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, the toe wipers beingspaced initially lengthwise of the shoe from the side wipers, means formoving the toe wipers bodily lengthwise of the shoe toward the sidewipers, members associated respectively with the diiTerent toe wipersand mounted for turning movements about axes extending heightwise of theshoe to close the toe wipers inwardly widthwise of the shoe, wipercarriers supporting the side wipers and movable bodily by the turning ofsaid members to operate the side wipers, said wiper carriers beingpivotally connected to said members for swinging movements laterally ofthe shoe combined with their bodily movements and having cam facesthereon, and means for engaging said cam faces to determine the paths ofmovement of the side wipers, said cam faces being so formed as to causethe side wipers to be moved inwardly over the shoe bottom withcomponents of movement lengthwise of the shoe toward the toe wipers.

24. In a lasting machine, toe wipe-rs for Wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, wiper carrierssupporting the side wipers independently of the toe Wipers, means forapplying to said wiper carriers forces directed generally lengthwise ofthe shoe toward its heel end to operate the side wipers, and means forguiding said wiper carriers to cause the side wipers to be movedinwardly widthwise of the shoeby the forces thus applied to thecarriers.

25. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for wiping the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last around the toe end of the last, sidewipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole atthe sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers, wiper carrierssupporting the side wipers independently of the toe wipers, membersmovable to apply to said wiper carriers forces directed generallylengthwise of the shoe toward its heel 'end to operate the side wipers,the wiper carriers being pivotally connected to said members forswinging movements widthwise of the shoe, and guiding means for thusswinging the wiper carriers to move the side wipers inwardly over theshoe bottom in response to the forces applied to the carriers by saidmembers.

'26. In a lasting machine, toe wipers for W113 ing the margin of anupper inwardl over an insole on a last around the, toe end of the last,side wipers for wiping the margin of the upper inwardly over the insoleat the sides of the fore-- part beyond the toe wipers, wiper carrierssupporting the side wipers independently of the toe Wipers'membersmovable to apply to said Wiper carriers forces directed generallylengthwise of the shoe to operate the side wipers, the wiper carriersbeing pivotally connected to said members for swingingmovementswidthwise of the shoe, said wiper carriers having cam faces thereon,means for engaging said cam. faces to swing the wiper carriers and thusto impart inward wiping movements to the side wipers in response to theforces appliedto the carriers by said members, and spring means tendingto swing the wiper carriers outwardly and against the resistance ofwhich theyare thus movable to operate the side wipers. V V a t 27. In alasting machine, toe wipers for wipingthe margin of an upper inwardlyover an insole on a last all around the toe end of the last, side wipersfor wiping the margin of the upper inof the shoe, and members carried bysaid shoccontrolling device for pressing the marginal por- V 7 tion ofthe upper against the side wipers to control it as it is wiped inwardlyover the insole.

30. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting means including wipers movable towipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last around thetoe end of the last, a shoe-controlling device movable in a directionheightwise of the shoe to move the shoe in that direction relatively tothe toe-lasting means by engagement with the insole before the margin ofthe upper is wiped inwardly by the toe wipers, side wipers movable towipe the margin of the upper inwardly over theinsole at the sides oftheball portion of the shoe after such movement of the shoe, and memberscarried by said shoe-controlling device for pressing the marginalportion of the upper against the side wipers to control it as it iswipedinwardly over the insole, said members being movable outwardly overthe insole into positions for thus controlling the upper and movablethereafter inwardly over the insole by the side wipers.

31. In a lasting machine, toelasting means including wipers movable towipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last around thetoe end of the last, a shoe-controlling device movable in a directionheightwise of the shoe to move the shoe in that direction relatively tothe toe-lasting means by engagement with the insole before the margin ofthe upper is wiped inwardly by the toe wipers, side wipers movable towipe the margin of the upper inwardly over the insole the same timewhile moving the toe wipers 28. In a lasting machine, toe wipers forwiping.

the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last all around the,toe end of the last, side wipers for wiping the margin of the upperinwardly over the insole from the ends of the toe wipers along the sidesof the ball portion of the shoe, means for moving, the toe wipers andthe side wipers inwardly over the shoe bottom at substantially the sametime, the side wipers being pivotally' supported 'for swinging movementsheightwise of the shoe relatively to the toe wipers, about axesextending lengthwise of the shoe, and

springs against the resistance of which the side wipers are thus movableheightwise of the shoe in responseto deflecting action of the upperthereon at the edge of the shoebottom, the side wipers includingupper-engaging plates resiliently flexible heightwise of the shoe forbetter'conformity to the lengthwise contour of the bottom of theball'portion of the shoe.

29. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting means including wipers movable towipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on a last around thetoe end of the last; a shoe-controlling device movable in a directionheightwise of the shoe and provided with a presser foot for engaging theinsole to move the shoe in that direction relatively to the toe-lastingmeans before the margin of the upper is wiped inwardly by the toewipers, side wipers movable to wipe the margin of the upper inwardlyover the insole at the sides of the ball portion of the shoe after suchmove ent at the sidesof the ball portion of the shoe after such movementof the shoe, and members carried by said shoe-controlling deviceforpressing the margin of the insole on the bottom of the last at the sidesof the ball portion of the shoe and for pressing the marginal portion ofthe upperagainst the side wipers to control it as it is wiped inwardlyover the insole, said members being movable outwardly over the insoletoward the opposite side edges thereof in response, to engagement of theinsole therewith and being movable thereafter inwardly over the insoleby the side wipers.

32. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the forepart,a presser foot for engaging the forepart of the insole to control theshoe in the lasting operation, a presser foot carrier movable heightwiseof the shoe to carry the presser foot into engagement with the insole,and members supported by said presser foot carrier for pressing themarginal portion of the forepart of the upper against said wipers tocontrol it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, said members beingmovable inwardly over the insole by the wipers; 33. In a lastingmachine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over aninso-le on a last at the opposite sides of the forepart,

a presser foot for engaging the forepart of the insole to control theshoe in the lasting operation,

a presser foot carrier movable heightwise of the shoe to carry thepresser foot into engagement with the insole, and members supported bysaid having apresser foot for engaging the insole to move the shoe inthat direction relatively to the toe-lasting means before the margin ofthe upper -is wiped inwardly by the toe wipers, side wipers movable towipe the margin of the upper inward- 1y over the insole at the sides ofthe forepart beyond the toe wipers after such movement of the shoe, andmembers carried by said shoe-controlling device for tipping the shoelaterally into proper relation to the several wipers if it is notalready in that relation by engagement with the insole before the insoleis engaged by said presser foot, said members being thereafter movableinwardly over the insole by the side wipers While pressing the marginalportion of the upper against those wipers.

35. In a lasting machine, toe-lasting means including wipers movable towipe the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on alast around thetoe end of the last, a shoe-controlling device movable in a directionheightwise of the shoe and having a presser foot for engaging the inosleto move the shoe in that direction relatively to the toe-lasting meansbefore the margin of the upper is wiped inwardly by the toe wipers, sidewipers movable to wipe the margin of the upper inwardly over the insoleat the sides of the forepart beyond the toe wipers after such movementof the shoe, and members carried by said shoe-controlling device forpressing the marginal portion of the upper against the side wipers tocontrol it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, said members beingmovable outwardly over the insole toward the side wipers in response toengagement of the insole therewith before it is engaged by said presserfoot and being arranged to tip the shoe laterally by such engagementwith the insole to position it in proper relation to the several wipersif it is not already in that relation, the member 'being thereaftermovable inwardly over the insole by the side wipers.

36. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the forepart,a presser foot for engaging the insole to control the shoe in thelasting operation, a presser-foot carrier movable heightwise of the shoeto carry the presser foot into engagement with the insole, and memberssupported by said presser-foot carrier for tipping the shoe laterallyinto proper relation to the wipers if it is not already in that relationby engagement with the forepart of the insole before the insole isengaged by said presser foot, said members being thereafter movableinwardly over the insole by the side wipers while pressing the marginalportion of the upper against those Wipers.

3'7. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying 1 means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the member relatively to which it is thusoutwardly movable, said support being movable with said member when themember is moved inwardly over the insole.

38. Ina lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movableoutwardly over the insole into position thus to control the upper andmovable thereafter inwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, anarm supporting said member and relatively to which the member is thusoutwardly movable, said arm being mounted to swing about an axis, and aspring against the resistance of which the arm is thus movable about itsaxis by said member in response to pressure of the overlaying means onthe member in laying the upper inwardly over the insole.

39. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press the mar--ginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to control itas it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movableoutwardly over the insole into position thus to control the upper andmovable thereafter inwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, asupport for said member relatively to which it is thus outwardlymovable, and means for preventing the member from being moved reverselyin an inward direction relatively to saidsupport as the upper is laidinwardly over the insole, the support being movable with said memberwhen the member is moved inwardly over the insole by the overlayingmeans.

40. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being arranged toswing out-' wardly over the insole into position thus to control theupper and being movable thereafter inwardly over the insole by theoverlaying means, an arm supporting said member and relatively to whichthe member is thus outwardly movable, means for preventing said memberfrom being swung reversely in an inward direction relatively to said armas the upper is laid inwardly over the insole, the arm being mounted toswing about an axis and being thus movable by said member when themember is moved inwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, and aspring against the resistance of which the arm is thus movable.

41. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last. a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against said over laying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movableoutwardly over the insole into position thus to control the upper andmovable thereafter inwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, asupport for said member relatively to which it is thus outwardlymovable, said support being mounted to move in the same directionas saidmember when the member is moved inwardly over the insole by theoverlaying means, means for preventing the member from being moved in aninward direction relatively to said support and for thereby causing thesupport to be moved by said member in the overlaying operation, and aspring against the resistance of which the support is thus movable.

42. In a lasting machine, means movable to l y the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, and a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against saidoverlaying means to control itas it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movableoutwardly over the insole into position thus to com trol the upper inresponse to pressure of the insole thereon and movable thereafterinwardly over the insole by the overlaying means.

l3. 1n a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themarminal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movableoutwardly over the insole into position thus to'control the upper inresponse to pressure of the insole there on and'movable'thereafterinwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, and a support for saidmember relatively to which it is thus outwardly movable, said member andits support being movable as a unit as the member is moved inwardly overthe insole by the overlaying means.

44. In a lasting machine, meansmovable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over .the insole, said member being movableoutwardly over the insole intoposition thus to control the upperinresponse to pressure of the insole thereon and movable thereafterinwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, a spring against theresistance of which the member is thus outwardly movable, a'support forsaid member relatively to which it is thus movable, the support beingmovable by said member when the member is moved inwardly over theinsole, and a spring -for yieldingly resisting such movement of thesupport. t

45; In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last.members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being movable outwardly over the insole into positions thus tocontrol the upper and movable thereafter inwardly over the insole by thewipers, supports for said members relatively to which 1831 are thusoutwardly movable, said supports being mounted for movements widthwiseof the last, and means to cause said members and their supports to moveas units widthwise of the last when the members are moved inwardly overthe insole by the wipers.

46. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being movable outwardly over the insole into positions thus tocontrol the upper and movable thereafter inwardly over the insole by thewipers, supports for said members relatively to which they are thusoutwardly movable, said supports being mounted for movements widthwiseof the last, and spring means against the resistance of which saidsupports are thus movable with said members when the members are movedinwardly over the insole by the wipers.

4'7. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an .insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,

members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being movableoutwardly over the insole into positions thus tocontrol the upper and movable thereafter inwardly over the insole by.

the wipers, supports for said members relatively to which they are thusoutwardly movable, said supportsbeing mounted for movements widthwise ofthe last, means for preventing said members from' being moved reverselyinward over the insole relatively to their supports and for therebycausing said supports to move with the members when the members aremoved inwardly by the wipers, and springmeans against the resistance ofwhich the supports are thus movable.

'48. In a lasting machine, wipers movable'to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly'over aninsole on a last at the opposite sides of the-last,

.members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper againstsaid wipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly ,over the insole,saidj members being mounted to swing outwardly over the insole intopositions thus to control the upper and being movable thereafterinwardly over the insole by the wipers, arms supporting said members andrelatively to which they are thus outwardly movable, said arms beingmounted to swing widthwise of the last, means controlled by the wipersfor preventing the members from being swung reversely inward over theinsole relatively to said arms and for thereby causing the arms to beswung by the members as the members are moved inwardly over'the insoleby e the Wipers, and spring means for yieldingly resisting such swingingof the arms.

49. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,devices arranged to press the marginal portion 'of 'the upper againstsaid wipers to control it as itis wiped inwardly over the insole, saiddevices being mounted to swing outwardly over the insole into positionsthus to control theupper and being movable thereafter inwardlyover theinsole by the wipers, supports for said devices relatively to which theyare thus outwardly movable, said supports being mounted for movementswidthwise of the last, said devices having outwardly extending armsarranged to be controlled by the wipers to prevent the devices frombeing swung reversely inward over the insole relatively to theirsupports and thereby to cause said supports to move with the deviceswhen the latter are moved inwardly over the insole by the wipers, andspring means against the resistance of which the supports arethusmovable.

50. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,

and members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper againstsaid wipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole,

said members being. movable outwardly over the insole toward the wipersin response to presas it is wiped inwardly over the, insole, and

means supporting said members for swinging movements outwardly over theinsole toward the wipers in response to pressure of the insole thereon,the members being movable thereafter inwardly over the insole by thewipers.

52. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, and springmeans tending to move said members toward each other widthwise of theshoe and against the resistance of which they are movable out wardlyover the insole toward the wipers in response to pressure of the insoleupon them, the members being movable thereafter inwardly over the insoleby the'wipers.

53. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, and asupport for said members movable to carry them heightwise of the lastinto engagement with the insole, the members being movable outwardlyover the insole toward the wipers in response to such engagement withthe insole and movable thereafter inwardly over the insole by thepressure of the wipers thereon.

54. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being movable outwardly over the insole toward the wipers inresponse to pressure of the insole thereon and movable thereafter in-.

wardly over the insole by the wipers, and supports for said membersrelatively to which the members are thus outwardly movable, saidsupports being movable with the members when the latter are movedinwardly over the insole by the wipers.

55. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being arranged to swing outwardly over the insole toward thewipers in response to pressure of the insole thereon and being movablethereafter inwardly over the insole by the wipers, arms supporting saidmembers and relatively to which they are thus outwardly movable, saidarms being mounted for swinging movements widthwise of the last, andspring means against the resistance of which the arms are movable withsaid members as the members are moved inwardly over the insole by thewipers.

56. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press, themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movableinwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, a device for retainingsaid member initially in an inwardly retracted position, meanscontrolled by the shoe for causing said device to release the member,and means for moving the member out: Wardly over the insole when itjisthus released.

57. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movablein-. wardly over the insole by the overlaying means, a spring for movingsaid member outwardly over the insole and against the resistance ofwhich it is thus movable inwardly by the overlaying means, a latcharranged to retain the member initially'in an inwardly retractedposition, and means controlled by the shoe for operating said latch torelease the member.

58. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it' is laid in-' wardly over the insole, said member being movableinwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, a spring for movingsaid member outwardly over the insole and against the resistance ofwhich it is thus movable inwardly by the overlaying means, a device forretaining the member initially in an inwardly retracted position, andmeans arranged to be engaged by theinsole to cause said device torelease the member.

59. In a lasting machine, means. movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to pressthemarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movableinwardly over the insole'by the overlaying means, a spring against theresistance of which the member is thus movable inwardly, a retaining.device arranged to prevent outward return movement of the member, andmeans arranged to be controlled by engagement with the next shoepresentedto the machine to cause said retaining device t release themember.

60. In a lasting machine, means. movable to lay the margin of an. upperinwardly over an insole'on a last, a member arranged to press. themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inwardly over the insole, said member being movableoutwardly over the insole into position thus to control the upper andmovable thereafter inwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, asupport for said member relatively to which it. is thus part wayoutwardly movable, said. support being movable with said memberwhenthe.member is moved inwardly over the insole, a spring against theresistance of which the support is thus movable, and means forpreventing return movement of said support when the overlaying means isretracted from over the shoe.

61. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themarginal portion of the upper against said overlaying means to controlit as it is laid inward: 1y over the insole, said member being movableoutwardly over the insole into-position thus to control the upper andmovable thereafter inwardly over the insole by the overlaying means, asupport for said member relatively to which it is thus part wayoutwardly movable, said support being movable with said member when themember is moved inwardly over tlie insole, a spring against theresistance'of which the support is thus movable, a device for holdingsaid support against return movement when the overlaying means isretracted from over the shoe, and means arranged to be controlled by thenext shoe presented to the machine to cause said device to release thesupport.

62. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,

members arranged to press the marginal portion' of the upper againstsaid wipers to control it asit is :wiped inwardly over the insole, said.of the. insole when they are thus released.

-63. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,

members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control itas it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being movable inwardly over the insole by the wipers, springmeans against the resistance of which the members are thus movableinwardly, retaining means for automatically preventing outward returnmovements of the members when the wipers are retracted from over theshoe, and mechanism arranged to be controlled by the next shoe presentedto the machine to cause said retaining means "to release the members.

7 54. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of anupper inwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of thelast, members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upperagainstsaid wipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over theinsole, said members being movable inwardly over the insole by thewipers, spring means against the resistance of "whichthe members arethus movable inwardly,

latch mechanism for automatically preventing outward return movements ofthe members when the wipers are retracted from over the shoe, and

a device arranged to be engaged by the insole' of the next shoepresented to the machine to cause said latch mechanism to releasethemembers.@ V V 65.'In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipethemarginof an uuper inwardly over an insole on a last; at thecppositesides of the last,

members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers tocontrol it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being movable inwardly over the insole'by the wipers, means forretaining said, members iniassis ii insole on a last at the oppositesides of the last,

members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being movable outwardly'over the insole into positions thus tocontrol the upper and movable thereafter inwardly over the insole by thewipers, supports for said members relatively to which they are thus partway outwardly movable, said supports being mounted for movements widthwise of the last, spring means against the resistance of which saidsupports are thus movable with saidmembers when the members are movedinwardly over the insole by the wipers, retaining 'means for preventingreturn movements of "the supports when the wipers are retracted fromover the shoe,,and automatic means to cause said retaining means torelease the support in the use 1 of the machine to last the next shoe.

68. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over. an

insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,

members arranged to press the marginal portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly over the insole, saidmembers being movable outwardly over the insole into positions thus tocontrol the upper and movable thereafter inwardly over the insole by thewipers, arms supporting said members and relatively to which they arethus part way outwardly'movable, said arms being mounted to swingwidthwisefof.

the shoe and being movable about their axes each in one direction assaid members'are moved inwardly by the wipers, spring means against theresistance of which the arms are'thus movable,

, trolled by the next shoe presented to the matially in inwardlyretracted positions widthwise of the shoe a support for said'membersmovable heightwise of theshoe to carry them toward the insole, automaticmeans for releasing the members in response tothe movement of said sup-7 port, and means for moving the members outwardly toward the. edge ofthe insole when they are thus released.

[66. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the'margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,

members arranged to press the margin portion of the upper against saidwipers to control it as it is wiped inwardly .over the'insole, saidmembers being movable inwardly over the insole by the wipers, springmeans against the resistance of which the members are thus movableinwardly,

retaining means for 'automatically preventing chine to cause saidmechanism to release the arms. V

69. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the'margin of anupperinwardlyover an insole on a last, a member arranged to bepositioned in the path of inward movement of said overlaying means topress the margin of the insole on the bottom of the last before theupper is laid in-n wardly over it, said member being movable inwardlyover the insole by pressure of the margin of the upper against it, andmeans for relieving the pressure of said -member on the insole whilestill maintaining it in the path of the overlaying means as it is thusmoved inwardly. V

'70. In'a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to be posi- Vtioned in the path of inward movement of'said overlaying means to pressthe margin of the insole on the bottom of the last before the upper islaid inwardly over it, said member being mov- 7 able inwardly over theinsole by pressure of the margin of the .upper against it, and means tocause said member to move heightwise of the 71. In a lasting machine,means movable to lay the margin of an upper inwardly over an insole on alast, said overlying means being arranged to be deflected heightwise ofthe last by engagement of the upper therewith at the edge of the insole,a member arranged to be positioned in the path of inward movement ofsaid overlaying means to press the margin of the insole on the bottom ofthe last, and means for moving said member heightwise of the last in adirection away from the insole by the deflection of the overlying meansheightwise of the last.

'72. In a lasting machine, wiping means movable to wipe the margin of anupper inwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to press themargin of the insole on the bottom of the last and also to press theupper against said wiping means to control the upper as it is wipedinwardly over the insole, said member being movable inwardly over theinsole by the wiping means, and

means for moving said member heightwise of the last in a direction awayfrom the insole substantially at the beginning of its inward movementover the insole while still maintaining it in position to press theupper against the wiping means.

73. In a lasting machine, wiping means movable to wipe the margin of anupper inwardly over an insole on a. last, said wiping means beingarranged to be deflected heightwise of the last by engagement of theupper therewith at the edge of the insole, and a member arranged topress the margin of the insole on the bottom of the last and also topress the upper against said wiping means to control the upper as it iswiped inwardly over the insole, said member being movable inwardly overthe insole by the wiping means and being also movable heightwise of thelast to relieve its pressure on the insole by the deflection of thewiping means heightwise of the last.

74. In a lasting machine, wiping means movable to wipe the margin of anupper inwardly over an insole on a last, said wiping means beingarranged to be deflected heightwise of the last by engagement of theupper therewith at the edge of the insole, a member arranged to pressthe margin of the insole on the bottom of the last and. also to pressthe upper against said wiping means to control the upper as it is wipedinwardly over the insole, said member being movable inwardly over theinsole by the wiping means, and means associated with said memberarranged to be controlled by the wiping means to relieve the pressure ofthe member on the insole as the wiping means is deflected heightwise ofthe last by the upper.

75. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,members arrangedto be positioned in the paths of inward movement of saidwipers to press the margin of the insole on the bottom of the last, saidmembers being movable inwardly over the insole by the wipers Whilepressing the margin of the upper against the wipers, and means forrelieving the pressure of said members on the insole substantially atthe beginning of their inward movements over the insole while stillmaintaining them in positions to press the upper against the wipers.

76. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to Wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,

members arranged to be positioned in the paths of inward'movement ofsaid wipers to press the margin of the insole on the bottom of the last,said members being movable inwardly over the insole by the wipers whilepressing the margin of i the upper against the wipers, and meanscontrolled by the wipers for moving said members heightwise of the lastin a direction away from the insole while still maintaining them inpositions to press the upper against the wipers.

'77.In a lasting machine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,said wipers being arranged to be deflected heightwise of the last byengagement of the upper therewith at'the edge of the insole, membersarranged to be positioned in the paths of inward movement of the wipersto press the margin of the insole on the bottom of the last, andmeans tocause the wipers as they are deflected heightwise of the last to movesaid members in the same direction and'thereby to relieve the pressureof the members on the insole.

78. In a lasting machine, wipers movable to Wipe the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last at the opposite sides of the last,said wipers being arranged to be deflected heightwise of the last byengagement of the upper therewith at the edge of the insole, and devicesarranged to be positioned in the paths of inward movement of the wipersto press the margin of the insole on the bottom of the last, saiddevices having portions arranged to extend outwardly over the wipers tocause the wipers as they are deflected heightwise of the last to movethe devices in the same direction.

79. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, a member arranged to be positioned inthe path of inward movement of said overlaying means to press the marginof the insole on the bottom of the last before the upper is laidinwardly over it, said member being movable inwardly over the insole bythe overlaying means, a spring for yieldingly resisting such inwardmovement of the member and for thereafter moving it outwardly .over theinsole with the overlaying means, and means for moving said memberheightwise of the last away from the insole and for thereaftermaintainin it far enough from the insole to prevent it from displacingthe margin of the upper in its outward movement.

80. In a lasting machine, means movable to lay the margin of an upperinwardly over an insole on a last, said overlaying means being arrangedto be deflected heightwise of the last by engagement of the uppertherewith at the edge of the insole, a member arranged to be positionedin the path of inward movement of said overlaying means to press themargin of the insole on the bottom of the last before the upper is laidinwardly over it, said member being movable inwardly over the insole bythe overlaying means and movable thereafter outwardly over the insolewith the overlaying means, and means for moving said member heightwiseof the last away from the insole by the deflection of the overlayinmeans heightwise of the last and for thereafter maintaining it farenough from the insole to prevent it from displacing the fmargin of theupper in its outward movemen 81. In a lasting machine, wiping meansmovover an insole on a last, a member arranged to press the margin ofthe insoleon the bottom of the last and also to press the upper againstsaid wiping means to control the upper as it is wiped inwardly over theinsole, said member being movable inwardly over the insole by the wipingmeans, a spring. for yieldingly resisting such inward movement of themember and for thereafter moving it outwardly over the insole with thewiping means when the latter is retracted from over the shoe bottom, andmeans for moving said member heightwise of the last away from the insolesubstantially at the beginning of its inward movement and for thereaftermaintaining it far enough from the insole to prevent it from displacingthe margin of the upper in its outward movement. j 82. In a lastingmachine, wipers movable to wipe the margin of an upper inwardly over aninsole on a last at the opposite sides of the last, members arranged tobe positioned in the paths of inward movement of said wipers to pressthe margin of the insole on the bottom of the last and also to press themargin of the upper against the wipers to control it in the wipingoperationf said members being movable inwardly over the insole by thewipers and movable thereafter outwardly over the insole with the wiperswhen they are retracted from over the shoe bottom, and means controlledby the wipers for moving said members heightwise of the last away fromthe insole and for maintaining them far enough from the insole toprevent them from displacing the margin of the upper in their outwardmovements.

LLOYD G. MILLER.

